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Average Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, And Weighers Salary in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, And Weighers in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA earn a median annual salary of $68,060, which is +40.1% compared to the national median. There are 180 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA (metro area).

$68,060
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA median annual wage
$33/hour median
+40.1%
Difference vs national median
National median is $48,570
180
Local employment
3.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.87
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$44,000
25th
$50,340
Median
$68,060
75th
$82,050
90th
$130,990

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
102.4%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$66,437
Goods: 105.0%
Services: 96.0%
Rents: 108.2%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Lexington Park, MD $92,000 Compare 100
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $76,800 Compare 8,190
Savannah, GA $72,800 Compare 1,110
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $71,950 Compare 200
Anchorage, AK $71,470 Compare 80
Flagstaff, AZ $65,840 Compare 270

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Physicians, All Other $271,750 0.57
Dentists, General $212,000 1.13
Chief Executives $207,100 0.48
Computer And Information Systems Managers $172,460 0.39
Education Administrators, Kindergarten Through Secondary $170,970 1.06
Architectural And Engineering Managers $164,690 1.16
Financial Managers $162,080 0.52
Construction Managers $159,860 0.87

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA has salary data for 251 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, And Weighers in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, And Weighers are projected to change by +0.0% from 2024 to 2034, with 69,900 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.